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Kemah

Kemah from directly overhead

Kemah is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Barbers Hill stands 25 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jarboe Bayou Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Texas Independence Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Galveston County, Texas, United States

Wikidata Q981422, matched on coordinates and name (659 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1994
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates29.53428, -95.01555

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jarboe Bayou Park: 1.1 mi
  • Deep Hole Park: 1.2 mi
  • Jennie Marie Park: 1.3 mi
  • Shell Bottom Park: 1.4 mi
  • Legend Point: 1.4 mi
Artworks: 47
Attractions: 38
Museums: 25
Gardens: 25
Beaches: 16
  • Bolivar Beach: 20.8 mi
  • Stewart Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Porretto Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Stewart Beach Park: 21.7 mi
  • Porretto Beach: 21.7 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Mesquite Knoll: 10.1 mi
  • Blackwell Peninsula: 12.5 mi
  • Barbers Hill: 23.0 mi
  • Mary Moody Northern Ampitheater: 23.0 mi
  • Rattlesnake Mound: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kemah. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barbers HillNNE 18°25 m23.0 mi
Blackwell PeninsulaN 359°3 m12.5 mi
Rattlesnake MoundSSW 194°2 m23.5 mi
Mesquite KnollNNE 30°0 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2519:0019:32
June solstice06:2119:4920:24
September equinox07:0918:4719:18
December solstice07:1216:5017:26

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555964707782848480726357
Precip in4.83.03.34.25.16.54.46.67.35.84.54.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Houston Nwso, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12403604275

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